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Air India flight bound for London crashes, airline confirms 1 survivor and 241 fatalities

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An Air India passenger plane carrying more than 200 people crashed on Thursday after taking off from an airport in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, and the airline has confirmed there was one survivor, despite a police official earlier saying it appeared there were none.

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Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar five minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. local time. There were 242 passengers and crew members onboard the flight.

First responders found at least one survivor who was in seat 11A next to an emergency exit onboard the plane, Vidhi Chaudhary, a state police officer, told Reuters.

«Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed,» that man, Ramesh Viswashkumar, was quoted as telling the Hindustan Times. «It all happened so quickly.»

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This photo shared on X by India’s Central Industrial Security Force shows the debris of a plane that crashed in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.  (Central Industrial Security Force on X via AP)

«When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me,» the 40-year-old also said, according to Reuters. «Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.»

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The Hindustan Times posted an image of a boarding pass matching the man’s name and seat number, with a stamp indicating a Thursday departure from Ahmedabad.

Chaudhary told Reuters, «Approximately 294 have died» and «This includes some students as the plane crashed on the building where they were staying.»

The Associated Press also reported that at least one person survived the crash, citing a doctor at a hospital who spoke to the Press Trust of India. However, it added that it could not independently verify the information.

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Relatives of Viswashkumar told Sky News they have spoken to him since the crash. He reportedly lives in London. 

Earlier, Ahmedabad’s city police commissioner, G.S. Malik, told the AP, «It appears there are no survivors in the plane crash.»

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Rescue team members work as smoke rises at the site where an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday.  (Reuters/Amit Dave/TPX Images of the Day)

The cause of the disaster is unclear. In videos circulating on social media purportedly showing the crash, the plane is seen with its nose raised up as it slowly descended to the ground, before bursting into a massive fireball.

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Air India said that the 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1:38 p.m. local time, and was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members.

The airline said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff.

«We regret to inform that, of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities,» the airline said. «The sole survivor is being treated in a hospital.»

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The passengers were composed of 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian national. The sole survivor, the airline confirmed, was a British national of Indian origin.

«Air India offers its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. Our efforts now are focused entirely on the needs of all those affected, their families and loved ones,» the airline said. «A team of caregivers from Air India is now in Ahmedabad to provide additional support. Air India is giving its full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident.»

Local media showed smoke billowing from the crash site near the airport in northwestern India.  The plane issued a «mayday» call to air traffic control before plunging out of the sky, Reuters reported. 

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«With profound sorrow I confirm that Air India Flight 171 operating Ahmedabad London Gatwick was involved in a tragic accident today. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of all those affected by this devastating event,» Air India Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran wrote on X.

«At this moment, our primary focus is on supporting all the affected people and their families. We are doing everything in our power to assist the emergency response teams at the site and to provide all necessary support and care to those impacted,» Chandrasekaran added.

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The Air India passenger plane crashed on Thursday shortly after takeoff. (Mohan Nakum via AP; AP/Ajit Solanki)

Air India said of those onboard the plane, 169 are from India, 53 are from Britain, seven are from Portugal and one is from Canada. The injured are being taken to local hospitals.

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«The building on which it has crashed is a doctors’ hostel… we have cleared almost 70% to 80% of the area and will clear the rest soon,» a senior police officer told Reuters. 

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, «The FAA is in contact with the NTSB regarding Air India flight AI171, operating from Ahmedabad (AMD) to London Gatwick (LGW), that was involved in an accident in India on Thursday, June 12.»

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«When an international incident occurs, that government leads the investigation. In the event assistance is requested, the NTSB is the official U.S. representative and the FAA provides technical support. We stand ready to launch a team immediately in coordination with the NTSB,» it added.

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People stand around the debris of an airplane after it crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on Thursday. (AP/Ajit Solanki)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, «The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us.» 

«It is heartbreaking beyond words. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it. Have been in touch with Ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected,» he continued.

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Tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner stuck in building

The tail of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday. (Reuters/Amit Dave/TPX Images of the Day)

«The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating,» British Prime Minister Keir Starmer added.

India’s Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu posted on X that rescue teams have been mobilized, and all efforts are being made to ensure medical aid and relief support at the site.

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Firefighters work to put out a fire at the site of the crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday. (Reuters/Amit Dave/TPX Images of the Day)

«We are on highest alert. I am personally monitoring the situation,» he said.

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The 787 Dreamliner is a widebody, twin-engine plane. This is the first crash ever of a Boeing 787 aircraft, according to the Aviation Safety Network database.

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Air India flight AI 171 was heading from Ahmedabad to London. (Fox News)

The aircraft was introduced in 2009 and more than 1,000 have been delivered to dozens of airlines, Flightradar24 reported.

«We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them. Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, first responders and all affected,» Boeing said in a statement.

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A map showing the location where the Air India plane crashed. (Fox News)

In August 2020 an Air India Express Boeing-737 skidded off a hilltop runway in southern India, killing 21 people.

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The worst air disaster in India was on Nov. 12, 1996, when a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight collided midair with a Kazakhastan Airlines Flight near Charki Dadri in Haryana state, killing all 349 on board the two planes. 

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Cinco conclusiones sobre el boom de multimillonarios en Estados Unidos

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La clase multimillonaria nunca ha sido tan numerosa.

Turboalimentada por las reducciones de impuestos de la era Trump y otras políticas que la favorecen, la minoría rica de Estados Unidos tiene más poder sobre el país que en cualquier otro momento del siglo pasado.

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En los albores de esta nueva plutocracia, EE.UU. enfrenta una disyuntiva clave: ¿va a permitir que varios cientos de familias sigan acumulando control económico e influencia política? ¿Y cómo será el país a medida que se vea cada vez más determinado por las necesidades y convicciones de su 1% más rico?

En ninguna parte es más pronunciado ese dilema que en el condado de Teton, estado de Wyoming, la zona que rodea el valle Jackson Hole. Tras haber sido durante mucho tiempo el condado con mayor riqueza per cápita de la nación, ahora Teton alberga la brecha de riqueza más drástica de EE.UU. Con ayuda del Caucus de la Libertad (agrupación de simpatizantes políticos apoyada por donantes ultra ricos), el 1% más adinerado ha influido en muchas decisiones sobre uso del suelo, educación y política fiscal. La vida para quienes no son ricos se ha vuelto insostenible allí.

A continuación se exponen cinco conclusiones de un análisis del New York Times sobre la plutocracia emergente de Estados Unidos y su incidencia en sitios como Jackson, Wyoming.

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En solo ocho años se hicieron multimillonarias unas 350 personas

El análisis muestra la asombrosa velocidad con que ha aumentado la fortuna del 1% en los últimos años. Los estadounidenses más pudientes vieron aumentar su patrimonio neto un 120% entre 2017 y 2025, una escalada colosal con respecto al crecimiento del 45% que habían disfrutado durante el período anterior equivalente.

Como resultado, el número de multimillonarios estadounidenses saltó un 50 % entre 2017 y 2025, hasta alcanzar más de 900 personas, según algunas estimaciones.

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Además, el 0,1 % de los hogares más prósperos —los más ricos entre los ricos— vio crecer su fortuna a un ritmo más rápido que el resto, en parte porque la gente adinerada es la que más se beneficia cuando los mercados bursátiles suben.

El 1% top de los hogares estadounidenses, que cuenta con un patrimonio neto particular mínimo de 11,1 millones de dólares, posee en conjunto alrededor de 25,6 billones de dólares en acciones y fondos de inversión, la misma cantidad que el 99% restante del país, según la Reserva Federal.

Más de la mitad de esos 25,6 billones de dólares en acciones que posee el 1% está en manos del 0,1% más rico.

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Las rebajas de impuestos de Trump incrementaron la venta de aviones privados y las ganancias corporativas

Si bien la brecha de la riqueza viene ampliándose en forma sostenida desde hace 40 años, las rebajas de impuestos del presidente Trump de 2017 potenciaron la tendencia, de acuerdo a un análisis del Times y una serie de estudios nuevos.

La ley fiscal permitió que los compradores de jets privados dedujesen el costo de los aviones —aparentemente adquiridos con fines de negocios— y entre 2017 y 2025 las transacciones globales de jets crecieron un 42 %, basándonos en datos de la corporación Global Jet Capital. La ley también duplicó la cantidad de dinero que cada unidad familiar puede transferir a sus herederos libre de impuestos.

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La disposición que redujo del 35% al 21% la tasa impositiva de las empresas tuvo su mayor impacto en los ultrarricos. A medida que se volvían más rentables, las compañías fueron utilizando los beneficios adicionales para recomprar acciones propias. El mercado bursátil se disparó, favoreciendo a la clase ejecutiva, que recibe gran parte de la remuneración en acciones de sus respectivas empresas. A juzgar por un análisis de Brookings Institution, pocas firmas reinvirtieron significativamente en negocios y empleados, y los aumentos salariales que recibieron los trabajadores rara vez resultaron suficientemente altos como para compensar el aumento de los precios de alimentación y vivienda.

La pandemia fue un factor multiplicador

La pandemia de coronavirus acrecentó los efectos de los recortes impositivos. Los precios de la tecnología levantaron vuelo a medida que el personal empleado se disponía a trabajar desde la casa y los avances tecnológicos contribuyeron a originar aproximadamente la mitad de la riqueza de todos los multimillonarios. Alrededor de dos tercios de los nuevos magnates surgidos desde principios de 2020 también amasaron su fortuna en el sector tecnológico.

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Elon Musk lideró el grupo con una riqueza que superó por mucho el medio billón de dólares partiendo de 25.000 millones a principios de 2020, un incremento del 2100 %. El patrimonio neto de Jeff Bezos trepó un 165 %, el de Mark Zuckerberg se multiplicó por más de cuatro y Larry Ellison, el multimillonario cofundador de Oracle, vio ascender su fortuna un 275 %.

La pandemia hizo evidentes los desequilibrios socioeconómicos que afloraron durante el primer mandato de Trump. La mayor parte del país se guareció en su casa y capeó una fuerte recesión a comienzos de 2020 para luego afrontar una inflación desorbitada que se tragó la mayoría de los aumentos salariales que las empresas habían proporcionado a sus trabajadores.

Pero los estadounidenses ricos aprovecharon la coyuntura para comprar acciones, bienes raíces y otros activos básicamente en oferta. El banco de inversión UBS descubrió que los aproximadamente 2.000 multimillonarios que había en el mundo en ese momento aumentaron su riqueza en más de 2 billones de dólares, un 28 % de alza entre abril y julio de 2020. Y su desembolso, especialmente en bienes raíces y construcción, contribuyó a que subieran los costos de la vivienda y la construcción para todos.

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Enorme riqueza en el condado de Teton

Esta confluencia de acontecimientos se sintió profundamente en el condado de Teton, donde los ricos vieron crecer sus fortunas durante el primer gobierno de Trump. Durante la pandemia se incorporaron todavía gran cantidad más de familias de élite a la zona, lo que disparó los precios de los bienes raíces (y de todo lo demás). El precio promedio de una vivienda unifamiliar superó los 7 millones de dólares.

Para 2024 el ingreso per cápita del condado de Teton alcanzó los US$532.903, la cifra más alta de la nación a nivel de condado; en segundo lugar, por lejos, con alrededor de US$280,000 quedó el condado de Summit del estado de Utah. Los empinados ingresos se debieron principalmente al 1% más acaudalado de los residentes, que tienen una entrada anual estimada por un análisis de datos fiscales del Times en alrededor de US$35 millones. Esto equivale a 221 veces el ingreso anual promedio del 99% más pobre del condado.

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Hoy algunas personas no reconocen ya sus poblaciones. Andrew Munz, que creció en Jackson Hole, dice que es como si la región hubiera entrado en un profundo letargo durante la pandemia y al despertar se diera cuenta de que los nuevos ricos habían tomado el control de ella.

El conservador Caucus de la Libertad llegó al poder en la Legislatura Estatal a fin de 2024, gracias en parte a donantes prósperos como el ex operador de commodities Dan Brophy, residente en Wyoming. Poco después de las elecciones generales de ese año los legisladores aprobaron una reducción sustancial de los impuestos a la propiedad, una de las pocas fuentes de ingresos del estado provenientes de los residentes adinerados y una medida que muchos economistas calificaron de regresiva. En noviembre analizaron un proyecto de ley que derogaría por completo los impuestos a la propiedad, otro gran beneficio para los ricos.

También aprobaron un programa universal de vales escolares que otorgaría a las familias de Wyoming 7.000 dólares por año de fondos impositivos para gastar fuera del sistema escolar público. La nueva ley podría desviar fondos de escuelas públicas hacia el tipo de colegios privados y escuelas autónomas que suelen favorecer a las familias adineradas. La Corte Suprema de Wyoming está evaluando si la ley entra en vigor.

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En el condado de Teton el contrato social se está deteriorando

Los residentes locales comentan que hubo muchas cosas agradables de vivir entre el 1%, incluso cuando la desigualdad crecía. Teton contaba con mejor atención médica que el resto del estado. Las escuelas públicas daban mejores resultados académicos. Pero el último boom multimillonario, sumado a un régimen fiscal que favorece a los más acomodados, ha erosionado la calidad de vida.

La reducción del impuesto a la propiedad afectó de inmediato la financiación de escuelas, fuerzas policiales, mantenimiento de carreteras, estacionamientos y a los hospitales, según Mike Yin, legislador estatal demócrata que representa a Teton. El hospital del condado ha limitado sus consultas. El Departamento de Salud ha achicado su personal. El año pasado, dos ayudantes del sheriff asignados a patrullaje no dispusieron de vehículos adecuados.

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Y la escasez de vivienda accesible, que constituye un problema desde hace décadas, es ahora tan grave que profesores, personal de salud e incluso médicos se ven expulsados del condado por los altos precios.

Bienvenidos a Wyoming, frontera de la nueva era dorada de Estados Unidos.

Katie Benner es corresponsal y principalmente escribe sobre grandes instituciones que modelan la vida estadounidense.

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Steven Rich es reportero de datos del New Tork Times. Utiliza el análisis de datos para investigar temas trascendentes y contextualizar la actualidad.

Traducción: Román García Azcárate.

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Israel strikes slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s underground military bunker

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday announced that it had dismantled former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s underground bunker in Tehran.

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«The underground compound was created by the regime as a base for advancing military activities and its extremist ideologies against the State of Israel and the Western world,» the IDF said. «It spanned multiple streets in the heart of Tehran and contained numerous entrances and meeting rooms for senior members of the Iranian terrorist regime.»

Israel later released an illustrated video which showed a number of entry points throughout Tehran with tunnels leading to the underground bunker.

The Israel Defense Forces struck former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s bunker in Tehran. (IDF)

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The fortified compound was directly under where Khamenei and other regime leaders were situated on Saturday morning when almost 50 of them were killed in under 50 seconds during the launch of Operation Epic Fury, a senior Israeli official told Fox News.

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The official said that Khamenei spent millions of dollars and a number of years building the bunker, which he did not use on the morning of the strike. Sources familiar with the intelligence say that Khamenei believed no one had the guts to strike him.

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The senior Israeli official told Fox News that Khamenei’s confidence was partially thanks to an Israeli-American deception plan that included messaging, signals and public statements by President Donald Trump that suggested nothing immediate was coming. Top IDF commanders even went home on Friday night, hours before the strike, in an attempt to deceive Iranian leadership.

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President Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.  (The White House via X Account/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Khamenei was killed on the first day of Operation Epic Fury after ruling the Islamic Republic for more than 30 years. During that time, he oversaw harsh internal crackdowns, including the most recent one in January, which targeted Iranian protesters, as well as international confrontations.

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Fox News’ Trey Yingst and Fox News Digital’s Efrat Lachter and Ruth Marks Eglash contributed to this report.

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Biden says ‘I’m a h— of a lot smarter than most of you’ to crowd at Jesse Jackson’s funeral

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Former President Joe Biden told mourners at Rev. Jesse Jackson’s memorial service Friday that he is «a h— of a lot smarter than most of you,» a pointed remark that stood out during his tribute to the late civil rights leader.

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Biden made the comment while recounting how he was mocked as a child for his stutter and how speech impediments are often mistaken for a lack of intelligence.

«If I told you I had a cleft palate or clubfoot, none of you would have laughed,» Biden said. «But it’s OK to laugh at stuttering. … It’s the one place where people think you’re stupid.

«Oh, really? I’m a h— of a lot smarter than most of you,» he added, before quickly pivoting back to his broader point. «But all kidding aside, it makes you feel really small.»

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Former President Joe Biden speaks at a public memorial service to celebrate the life of civil rights activist Jesse Jackson in Chicago March 6, 2026 (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden made the remark during a memorial service in Chicago that brought together prominent Democratic leaders and civil rights figures to honor Jackson’s decades-long political influence.

Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton attended the service along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Rev. Al Sharpton.

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The event was held at the 10,000-seat House of Hope arena, where hundreds gathered to celebrate Jackson’s life and legacy.

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Former President Joe Biden speaks at a celebration of life service for civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr. at the House of Hope arena March 6, 2026, in Chicago. Jackson died Feb. 17 after a lengthy battle with progressive supranuclear palsy.  (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Jackson, who died at age 84, rose to prominence as a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. He later founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and mounted two Democratic presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988 that expanded Black voter participation and reshaped the party’s electoral coalition.

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Throughout the service, speakers praised Jackson’s ability to build political alliances and elevate issues affecting marginalized communities.

Biden, who has frequently spoken about working to overcome his childhood stutter, framed his remarks around resilience and the lasting impact of being ridiculed as a young person.

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Barack Obama and Joe Biden at Reverend Jesse L. Jackson’s Peoples Celebration of Life and Homegoing Services at the House of Hope arena March 6, 2026, in Chicago. (Earl Gibson III/Deadline via Getty Images)

Later on in his remarks, Biden asserted that «the continent of Africa is going to be the largest continent in the world» to the assembled mourners.

«I remember telling Jesse that I knew I knew a guy, in South Africa,» former President Biden recalled. «I was going to go see name is Nelson Mandela. And, I’m Jesse saying, how are you going? You guys actually see him, by the way? You know, the continent of Africa is going to be the largest continent in the world in terms of population of the year 2050, the largest in the entire world. Watch, man. Watch.»

His «smarter than most of you» line was quickly added to a growing list of out-of-context gaffes for the former president, and social media users weighed in online.

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Under one repost of the viral moment from user Libs of TikTok, one commenter wrote, «That’s a strange line to deliver at a memorial service.»

Another quipped, «Never ending comedy from this guy. So happy he’s back in public.»

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Outside of Biden’s remarks, the memorial largely focused on Jackson’s legacy as a civil rights leader who helped shape the modern Democratic Party and broaden political participation in the United States.

Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman-Diamond, Bradford Betz, and Patrick McGovern contributed to this reporting.

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